The Buzz

The holiday period is upon us and we’re already starting to see the campaigns for the resort/cruise season. Michael Kors gave us Anja Rubik, Jessica Chastain held her own as the face of Prada and now it’s Miu Miu’s cinematic Resort 2017 campaign to land on our forum’s radar. Models Dree Hemingway, Cecilia Chancellor, Birgit Kos, Faretta Radic and Sara Somogyi take a midnight stroll around the streets of Rome with photographer Alasdair McLellan behind the lens and Katie Grand on styling duties.

IMAGE: MIUMIU.COM

Members of our forums actually liked what they saw. “This is already much better than the Fall campaign,” declared anbale32 the moment the campaign struck.

“I actually like this, very moody, and the lighting looks great! Great for Birgit Kos,” championed Benn98. (more…)

ELLE Canada doesn’t usually receive all that much buzz on our forums, with its last notable cover back in November 2015 featuring Kylie Jenner. However, we couldn’t help but notice the enchanting December cover featuring the ever-radiant Miranda Kerr. Lensed by Max Abadian, the Aussie model wears a crisp white shirt from Joe Fresh — and our forums couldn’t be more delighted with the soft and dreamy outcome.

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“Oh wow this is the first time in a looooooong time I’m in love with a photo of Miranda Kerr. I’m surprised in a very good way, she looks like a model and not as your usual sexy-naked-Victoria’s Secret girl. Here she looks soft, fashionable and very nice. I am intrigued to see her editorial spread now, hopefully with good poses and clothes,” a pleasantly surprised Bertrando3 commented in the thread.

“It really is a beautiful cover, good enough to be the US or UK edition!” Miss Dalloway championed. (more…)

We hadn’t seen Jennifer Aniston on the cover of our favorite fashion glossies since her Harper’s Bazaar turn back in March, so you can imagine our delight with her latest appearance on the cover of American Marie Claire. The magazine has delivered a solid stable of covers this year, featuring a good mix of subjects who’ve never looked better, like Dakota Johnson and Sarah Jessica Parker. Jennifer photographs beautifully for the December issue, staying true to herself in the picture-perfect Michelangelo di Battista shot, wearing a striped Michael Kors dress on the newsstand cover (below).

IMAGE: COURTESY OF MARIE CLAIRE

“Jennifer Aniston always delivers according to the expected formula. You know what you’re going to get… but she never lets you down,” said tigerrouge the moment the cover dropped, setting the tone for commentary to follow.

Sharing the same attitude was Benn98: “Oh wow, a great end for Marie Claire in a series of strong covers this year. I agree, magazines may not experiment much with her, but she’s very photogenic even in her basic state. The breeziness of this cover is more suited to June, but it looks good.” (more…)

Diversity? Check. Steven Meisel? Check. Vogue Italia has our full attention. In a much-needed nod to using diverse cover subjects, leave it to the legendary Meisel to show the other fashion glossies how it’s truly done. Beaming with excitement,models Alicia Burke and Hussein Abdulrahman photograph wonderfully for the joyous November 2016 cover image.

Members of our forums could hardly believe their eyes at first. “In love with this cover both Alicia and Hussein are stunning on the cover, simply can’t wait to buy this issue,” screamed TeeVanity at once.

“So heartwarming and so amazing to see them on the cover! I love Meisel’s new obsession with Alicia,” stated jnobis, referencing Alicia’s recent Ralph Lauren campaign shot by Meisel. (more…)

Numéro magazine hasn’t been in top form lately and the last time the French title got our attention was way back in April with a less than impressive Irina Shayk cover. Yet with Numéro‘s recently unveiled November cover, the magazine appears to be getting back on track with a stunning Joan Smalls cover. Slaying like there’s no tomorrow, the Puerto Rican beauty looks sensational in Prada and makes it her own, wearing it off the shoulder in the Greg Kadel-shot image.

IMAGE: NUMERO.COM/FR

The cover, undoubtedly, received a huge thumbs up from our forum members. “WOW, great to see her on the cover of Numéro and it’s a yasssss!” exclaimed a more than satisfied LunaMelt.

There’s no doubt that the camera loves Keira Knightley — both in film and in print. She’s won us over on the cover of Vogue a handful of times, captivated us as the long-serving face of Chanel and now covers UK Harper’s Bazaar for December. Giving us just what we need to finish the year, Bazaar-regular Alexi Lubomirski captured the British actress, who unsurprisingly wears a dreamy Chanel dress in the polished and pixel-perfect cover shot.

IMAGE: HARPERSBAZAAR.CO.UK

While our forum members welcomed the sight of Keira, the majority couldn’t help wanting a bit more from the cover. “She looks good, but it’s rather generic,” discredited Srdjan immediately.

“I love Keira but I’m not enjoying this at all, they’ve zapped the life right out of her, it’s all a bit too polished and generic,” echoed HeatherAnne. (more…)